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 * Name of article: The Thing (1982 film)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen this article as this film is my favorite horror film of all time and I know a lot about the production of the film.

Lead
Yes, the article does maintain a very clean and concise lead, not veering off from the topic. Without revealing too much of the story, the Lead offers the plot of the film in mention and offers a form of mystery to gather the readers attention. Though the lead does offer the audiences attention, it does remain neutral in tone. It is also important to mention that the Lead hits each of the important points concerning the plot of the film, production as well as impact that this piece of media has left in todays age. Though the Lead does seem a bit wordy containing four separate paragraphs, this piece media is very iconic in that each of the paragraphs is needed in detailing the events surrounding the film.

Content
The article is very successful in staying up-to-date as well as maintaining to stay on topic. Each of the core concepts correlating to the film are maintained within the article, such as production, actors as well as design of the props used within the film. The article also expresses the lasting impressions of this film such as the impact it had on fellow directors and writers. Also, seeing the article express the different references that are seen referring to this film, some as recent as just within the past 3-4 years, aids the audience to recognize this article has been updated and is continuing to do so.

Tone and Balance
The article does maintain a neutral tone throughout, behaving as a factual reference to a viewer that would like to be more knowledgeable about this particular film and the production. There are not particularly any claims made throughout that would appear biased, or that is not further backed up through providing evidence and examination. For instance, this particular film was very poorly received when it was first released, citing many reviews for the time. Since there is further text brought forth to support the statement, it comes across as factual. However, I do feel as though there should be more detail and research within the design portion of the article as the creature design was thought to be the core for the negative reviews at the time.

Sources and References
Referring to the citations within the article, it is seen that the links do work and are current. Especially since the article refers to many actors, differing forms of media and publications, individual citing is important for each time one is stated. As such, each citation is needed within this article as well, saying this as there are many references to other topics that the audience could not be familiar with themselves.

Organization
Organization within this article is very well done, each main section being titled and maintaining to stay within the title. The way in which each of the headings was planned out also makes logical sense as it goes from plot synapsis of the film, post production then later the lasting effects of the film. I did not find any grammatical errors while reading through the article, though I did notice that links were made to other articles when medical terminology was stated and I thought that was a nice touch, as such with the word "defibrillator".

Images and Media
The article does include imagery when referring to an actor, or more particularly within this article, images are used in the design portion. Each image is well captioned as well as placed in a way this does not disturb the text or take away from the article. The pictures used are especially helpful within the design portion of the article as though the article is descriptive, it is nice to use the images shown as a reference.

Checking the talk page
The Thing (1982 film) is noted as a featured article and one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Within the talk page there is also an ongoing conversation on the ending of the film that many users believe should have a separate heading and section. The importance of this section to be added is made relevant as it can be argued the film gained a portion of its popularity through the ending. There is also more discussion to add the featured creature as an actual character along with the other characters that are expressed.

Overall impressions
It is notable that this article is very well maintained as well as organized. There are no noticeable faults, the only adjustments that could be made are minor nitpicks that do not necessarily affect the article. The flow of this article is very well done, very easy to follow with no confusion as to each topic brought forth. The article is very much so well-developed, with reliable links as well as a well distinguished Talk page with discussion on improvement for the article.

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